15-year-old boy held in porn case

Tuesday

Sep 29, 2009 at 12:01 AMSep 29, 2009 at 12:59 PM

A 15-year-old Columbia boy was arrested yesterday on suspicion of possessing and distributing 190 items of child pornography.

A nine-month investigation by the Mid-Missouri Internet Crimes Task Force began in January after officials learned child porn was being distributed from a south Columbia residence, Boone County Sheriff’s Detective Andy Anderson said. In February, law enforcement officials seized the computers that allegedly were hosting the files.

Officials found 57 photos and 133 videos of minors and children taking part in sexual activity, Anderson said, including some showing sexual molestation of children as young as 4.

Anderson said the 15-year-old boy is the third juvenile in the past four months to be arrested on suspicion of activity related to distribution of child porn.